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Przewalski's horse (takhi) in Great Gobi B

Przewalski's horse became extinct in the wild in the late 1960s and has been reintroduced to Great Gobi B, Hustai National Park and Khomiin Tal, among other sites. The IUCN lists it as Endangered (EN). The Gobi B population has been hit hard by severe winters: the 2009-2010 dzud and the 2022-2023 winter, in which about 180 horses died.

According to the International Takhi Group, about 300 horses, including foals, lived in Great Gobi B at the end of 2025. Since December 2025 the horses have been fed hay in winter to reduce losses. Population growth is held back by pastures degraded by drought and intensive grazing, and cameras at waterholes recorded 913 wolf visits.

Species

Needs

• habitat
• veterinary care

Who is helping

Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (2). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.

• Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area Administration
  The Mongolian administration of the Great Gobi A and B Strictly Protected Areas, which cover habitats of the wild camel, the Gobi bear and Przewalski's horse. Among…
• International Takhi Group (ITG)
  An association founded in 1999 that, under an agreement with the Mongolian government, coordinates the reintroduction of Przewalski's horse in Great Gobi B. It runs…
  Donate on the organisation's website (savethewildhorse.org)

Sources

• savethewildhorse.org savethewildhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/itg_jahresbericht-2025-e.pdf
• savethewildhorse.org savethewildhorse.org/en/about-itg/
• en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przewalski%27s_horse
• vin.com vin.com/doc/?id=3864463

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